Europe's Data Center Market Set for Significant Expansion Through 2031
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Dublin, Sept. 15, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Europe’s data center landscape is set to expand significantly over the next five years, driven by the increasing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and the growing demand for data center capacity. According to a new database from ResearchAndMarkets.com, the region will see the development of 565 new data center facilities by 2031, alongside the ongoing operations of 1,477 existing data centers.
It covers the period from 2026 to 2031 and offers detailed insights into the capacity, development pipelines, investment activity, infrastructure requirements, and colocation pricing across the region.
The United Kingdom leads the existing data center market with more than 1.8 gigawatts (GW) of power capacity, followed by Germany, France, and the Netherlands. Major operators in the UK include VIRTUS Data Centres, Equinix, Digital Realty, Ark Data Centres, and Vantage Data Centers. Finland, Norway, and Denmark are contributing significantly to the upcoming data center developments in the Nordic sub-region.
Digital Realty, Equinix, NTT DATA, and Vantage Data Centers rank among Europe's leading data center operators by capacity. The database tracks existing white-floor space, upcoming white-floor space, current IT load capacity in 2026, and planned capacity additions through 2031.
Each record in the database includes a market snapshot, region, country, city, facility address, operator or owner, and data center name. Technical and operational data cover core-and-shell white-floor area, IT load capacity, rack capacity, year of operations, Tier I-IV design standards, and power and cooling redundancy. This information enables data center operators, investors, contractors, infrastructure providers, and advisory firms to evaluate current capacity distribution, operator portfolios, facility specifications, and competitive positioning across European markets.
The database also provides visibility into the development and investment pipeline through 2031. It includes project location, investor name, planned white-floor area, expected IT load capacity, announcement year, project status, and active or anticipated opening year. The database also includes estimated total investment in US$ millions, alongside allocations for electrical infrastructure, mechanical infrastructure, and general construction services.
Retail colocation pricing data covers quarter-rack, half-rack, and full-rack cabinet configurations, including commonly deployed 42U, 45U, and 47U cabinets. Wholesale colocation pricing is provided on a per-kilowatt (kW) basis, enabling structured comparisons across operators, facilities, and European markets.
The database is designed for data center real estate investment trusts, construction contractors, infrastructure providers, market entrants, consultants, advisory firms, corporations, and government agencies. It supports market-entry planning, site selection, competitive benchmarking, investment analysis, capacity forecasting, procurement strategies, and data center development assessments.
By consolidating portfolio, technical, pricing, investment, and project pipeline data into an accessible Excel format, the database provides a comprehensive resource for organizations evaluating opportunities within the Europe data center market from 2026 through 2031.